windows/xp

how do you reboot it still cant get my sound working IO had a guy up other day what knows a lot more than me about computers. he thinks there is a program on the computer stopping he sound playing cause he checked the setting etc out and all is ok so just want to reboot the computer.

start then got to restart mate

what to reboot the full computer I mean reboot xp

what re-install the full thing ?

yeah m8

i can talk you through it mate if u want on msn ? then you will know what u need to do

^^^^^^^ Good man TDKING.........nice one

yeah TD that would be good m8

got the sound working just need ti install vista updates and hoipfully thats me sorted till the licence runs out on vista

If the Vista you are using is not a genuine one, allowing the updates may not let it pass Windows genuine advantage and it will keep telling you you are using a fake copy.

Some copies are WGA bypassed so you might be ok?

If it doesn't pass, you might need to re-install again and turn off automatic updates.

my m8 is coming round to install something tomorow that stops the message a\saying there is only 30 days left to ACtiviate it. its a genuine copy of vista home addition

stranger wrote:

my m8 is coming round to install something tomorow that stops the message a\saying there is only 30 days left to ACtiviate it. its a genuine copy of vista home addition

Really don't understand why you put Vista on a pc that only has 500mb ram, Vista need a min of 1gig to run.

You should have stuck with XP like I told you

TMS

Julz wrote:

stranger wrote:

my m8 is coming round to install something tomorow that stops the message a\saying there is only 30 days left to ACtiviate it. its a genuine copy of vista home addition

Really don't understand why you put Vista on a pc that only has 500mb ram, Vista need a min of 1gig to run.

You should have stuck with XP like I told you

TMS

+1

Although I would say a Linux distro' is an even better option than XP even.

RAM really isn't that expensive at the moment though, so maybe just upgrade (4GB would be best).

MissTake wrote:

If the Vista you are using is not a genuine one, allowing the updates may not let it pass Windows genuine advantage and it will keep telling you you are using a fake copy.

Some copies are WGA bypassed so you might be ok?

If it doesn't pass, you might need to re-install again and turn off automatic updates.

I think that is what has happened on the missus comp. All of a sudden it has changed the background of the desktop to blue and pop-ups keep appearing saying "you may be a victim of fake software" or something like that. It was running "black wndows" (something a friend put on it). I told her not to accept any updates and she says she hasn't, but i'm not sure. Also, around that time wireless connection stopped working for that comp and i wonder if that has anything to do with it??? I rang Belkin but they say that the either the connection is being blocked by a firewall or antivirus program. That can't be the case as both comps have the same firewall and antivirus programs and mine is fine. But they say it has to be that because the wireless adapter is receiving the connection but the computer won't connect. I did fail to tell tehm about the black windows thingy. So i'm wondering if just normal windows XP was reinstalled would that fix the problem?

ok so Im back to using xp think something is wrong with the speakers making fuzzy noises but just going to buy seperate speakers and plug them in.
ok what can I use instead of the tool on vista called sniping tool is there something similer for xp.

also I have installed abdblocke plus but still getting pictures of you hav mail you are a winner what stops these things.

Apparently the genuine Vista snipping tool has been unofficially ported to XP, but this program -> Snippy <- seems as close as makes no odds.
That is judging by the screenshots, etc... I havn't actually tested it.

With adblock I'm pretty sure you can right click and block an image, but I don't actually use it, so once again I havn't tested that.

ah cheers for the link for the snipy tool works great. when I ran vista adbloke plus always stopd the you are a winner and have mail crap Im sure there is a way to play about withj the settings will have a play about cheers.